Alumni Council is an advisory body representing the Society of the Alumni. Members are either elected or appointed by their respective constituent organizations. Council meets on campus each October and April in conjunction with the meetings of Denison’s Board of Trustees.
Vanessa Miller ’04
President
Ali Teopas Spungen ’08
Vice President
Kathryn Correia ’79
Alumni-Nominated Trustee
Elizabeth Daugherty ’86
Member-at-Large
Linda Parker Gates ’86
Member-at-Large
Term: 2021 – 2024
Company: Software Engineering Institute
Position: Civil Sector Engineer
City: Bethesda, Md.
Amy Gillies ’92
Annual Fund Chair
Term: 2023 – 2024
Company: Georgetown Law
Position: Sr. Executive Director of Centers & Institutes and Special Advisor to the Dean
City: Washington, D.C.
Dana Grandmaison-Gilligan ’02
Varsity D Representative
Term: 2023 – 2024
Company: Denison University
Position: Program Manager/Community Liaison
City: Granville, Ohio
Rebecca Glick ’03
Constituent Representative, Denison Pride
Jeryl Hayes ’04
Alumni-Nominated Trustee
Bob Howarth ’66
Member-at-Large
Term: 2021 – 2024
Company: Shoemaker and Howarth
Position: Partner
City: Columbus, Ohio
Crystal Jezierski ’94
Alumni-Nominated Trustee
Term: 2023-2024
Company: Guidepost Solutions
Position: Senior Managing Director
City: Alexandria, Va.
Demitri P. Johnson ’11
Member-at-Large
Term: 2022 – 2026
Company: Opportunities for Ohioans with Disabilities
Position: Assistant Legal Counsel
City: Columbus, Ohio
Aaron Laramore ’88
Member-at-Large
Term: 2021 – 2024
Company: Local Initiatives Support Corporation
Position: Senior Program Officer
City: Fisher, Ind.
Mark Morawski ’90
Member-at-Large
Term: 2021 – 2024
Company: Cincinnati Country Day School
Position: Head of Lower School
City: Cincinnati, Ohio
Michael D. Piper-Younie ’00
Member-at-Large
Term: 2022 – 2026
Company: Self-Employed
Position: Actor | Producer | Writer
City: Atlanta, Ga. & New York
Abigail Pringle ’96
Alumni-Nominated Trustee
Term: 2021 – 2027
Company: Wendy’s
Position: President, International and Chief Development Officer
City: Columbus, Ohio
Vivian A. Quaye ’03
Alumni-Nominated Trustee
Term: 2022 – 2029
Company: Northern Trust Asset Management
Position: Director, Public Funds & Taft Hartley
City: New York
George Russell Jr. ’88
Alumni-Nominated Trustee
Jonathan Van Balen ’02
Constituent Representative, Latin American and Hispanic Alumni Association
Term: 2021 – 2024
Company: Kentucky Department of Agriculture
Position: Import/Export Advisor
City: Lexington, Ky.
Rayshon Walker ’22
Recent Student Trustee
Term: 2022 – 2024
Company: NBC News
Position: NBC News associate
City: New York
Frank P. Ward III ’04
Member-at-Large
Term: 2022 – 2026
Company: The Poplar Group
Position: Partner
City: Austin, Texas
